vietnamese folklore - square and round rice cakes - sự tích bánh chưng, bánh dày

Vietnamese Folklore: Square And Round Rice Cakes - Sự Tích Bánh Chưng, Bánh Dày

King Hùng the Sixth had twenty-two sons. When the King was old, he decided to descend his throne to the person who could find out the most delicious and rarest product to offer to the heaven and the earth on New Year’s Day.

What specialties had the princes presented to their father King? Why have rice cakes become Vietnamese traditional food since then?

Vietnamese Folklore Series includes some of the most famous and typical Vietnamese folktales. The stories are retold in English and illustrated by well-known artists, helping readers understand more about Vietnamese cultures, such as traditional rice cakes, the New Year Pole, the legend of Sword Lake...